Updates from across the digital health ecosystem
HealthNZ.govt.nz is here – Health New Zealand’s national website for health information and services. Formerly info.health.nz, the name change to HealthNZ.govt.nz more closely aligns the site to the Health New Zealand brand, reinforcing its identity as a trusted government source of health information. Anyone looking for information on the former ‘info.health.nz’ will be automatically redirected to HealthNZ.govt.nz. To see the … Read More
In digital health, we are constantly navigating tension: pace versus safety, innovation versus trust, performance versus wellbeing. Hunger & Heart, hosted by Kaila Colbin, is a podcast for leaders who do not want to choose between ambition and humanity. Through honest conversations with elite sports leaders, it gets into what sustained high performance actually requires: culture, accountability, and the daily … Read More
Data suggests a million script errors annually in New Zealand The world’s first health AI orchestrator, Orchestral, has launched Orchestral for Medication Safety, a product that supports clinicians to check prescriptions in real time inside pharmacy dispensing workflows to flag dose and interaction risks. The product was developed in direct response to New Zealand’s rates of prescription errors. Estimates for how many people die … Read More
Health New Zealand (Health NZ) and Pharmac want to let you know about work currently underway to align hospital medical device procurement and associated contracts. This update is for your information only – no action is needed from you at this stage. Context The Government is moving to reduce costs, duplication, and confusion in the evaluation and procurement of hospital medical devices in New Zealand. The Joint Letter of Expectations (LoE) issued to Health … Read More
Bridging the gap between AI innovation and clinical adoption, Winning Health and Odin Health deliver an integrated AI joint solution for global healthcare. NV, UNITED STATES, March 19, 2026 — Following a highly successful exhibition at the 2026 HIMSS Global Health Conference, Winning Health and Odin Health have officially introduced the full-stack medical AI joint solution to the international market. This showcase … Read More
InterSystems, a creative data technology provider powering more than one billion health records globally, today announced the appointment of Tim Ferris, MD, as Vice President, Healthcare Practice. The announcement comes as healthcare leaders gather for the 2026 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition. In this role, Dr Ferris will leverage his comprehensive view of the industry to help drive the … Read More
OctansCare AI booking platform and SR Referrals join forces to create a seamless end-to-end pathway for patients and providers Cervin and Valentia Technologies today announced a collaboration to integrate their complementary platforms — SR Referrals and OctansCare — to create a seamless, intelligent pathway from referral to appointment across the New Zealand health system. The collaboration brings together two of the sector’s leading health technology platforms: OctansCare, Valentia’s AI-powered patient booking and front-door platform, … Read More
In this update, we focus on the onboarding process for the Shared Digital Health Record, with the first general practices set to begin participating in April. As well, there is a link to the recent HiNZ webinar on the Shared Digital Health Record, which saw wide-ranging discussion on privacy, security, data standards, and clinical workflow. Onboarding to the Shared Digital … Read More
HealthSecure Digital Certificates will transition to a new G5 intermediate Certificate Authority (CA) from 1 April 2026, strengthening security and modernising the certificate issuance framework used across the New Zealand health sector. The upgrade introduces a new G5 intermediate CA under the existing HealthSecure root certificate authority, ensuring continuity of trust for Health New Zealand and ACC digital services. While the HealthSecure root CA remains unchanged, all newly issued … Read More
Healthpoint and Whakarongorau Aotearoa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), formalising a long‑standing relationship that sets a shared direction for how the two organisations will continue to support whānau to find the right care, at the right time, in an increasingly complex health system. The MoU reflects more than a decade of collaboration across national telehealth, after-hours care, mental … Read More
Kiwi GPs can benefit from an artificial intelligence tool available from 23 February 2026, providing context-aware patient summaries and automated clinical documentation fully integrated with Medtech Evolution. Medtech Global has launched Medtech AI in New Zealand, a comprehensive AI platform that integrates directly with its Medtech Evolution practice management software (PMS). Unlike standalone transcription tools that treat each consultation as … Read More
The Digital Health Week Conference for 2026 will be held on 18-19 November at Due Drop Events Centre in Manukau, Auckland with an exciting new look and feel. Health Informatics New Zealand (HiNZ) and the Digital Health Association (DHA) are co-leading New Zealand’s flagship digital health event in 2026, which is being redesigned to better serve the entire data and … Read More
